SOPHIA CENTRE FOR WOMEN’S STUDIES AND DEVELOPMENT

SOPHIA COLLEGE CAMPUS, BHULABHAI DESAI ROAD

CAREER-ORIENTED ADD-ON CERTIFICATE COURSE IN WOMEN’S EMPOWERMENT

Duration: 10 Months

Number of seats: 30 participants

Eligibility: HSC / GRADUATES from any stream, Admission is on a first come first served basis.

Days: Tuesday, Thursday and Friday

Timing: 2.00 – 4.00

Fees: Rs. 3000/-

Commencing on 21.07.08

Last date for admission 16.07.08

Objectives of the course: 

·        To gain an understanding of issues related to women, their rights, perceptions, aspirations, dreams and development

·        To understand the ways in which society has been constructed, the universal nature of patriarchal structures, the gender stereotypes that have been imposed

·        To examine women’s realities within the framework of academic disciplines, e.g. Sociology, Psychology, Economics, etc.

·        To gain an insight into the history of women’s development and the various interventions that have been made, and strategies that have been employed  to empower women (individual, collective, and governmental)

·        To understand the principles, ideals, beliefs and practices that are involved in development work, especially with relation to women

·        To learn the skills, values and ethics of development work

·        To appreciate the importance of development work and women’s empowerment in the present context